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Doris K Macharia

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President at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

As President of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doris K. Macharia is a global health leader focused on creating an AIDS-free generation. A physician with a Masters in Epidemiology, her career includes leadership at Orbis International, FHI360, and UNICEF, reflecting deep expertise in HIV, TB, and womens and childrens health.

Her professional mission is deeply personal, rooted in her early experiences as a physician in Kenya during the height of the HIV epidemic. This firsthand view of health inequity has fueled her lifelong commitment to designing programs that give vulnerable communities access to life-saving care and hope for the future.

Beyond her primary role, she also serves as President of the Global TB Stakeholders-TB Alliance, advocating for another of the worlds most critical health issues.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
President
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Pediatric HIV
Leads EGPAF with the core mission of eliminating AIDS in children, ensuring no child’s future is defined by the circumstances of their birth.
Global Health Equity
Her career is driven by her early work as a physician in Kenya, which shaped her focus on building programs to overcome health inequity in vulnerable communities.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
President
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
7-2021 - 2-2025
Senior Vice President of Global Programs
Orbis International
5-2017 - 7-2021
Regional Director East and Southern Africa
FHI 360
9-2015 - 4-2017
Health and Nutrition Consultant
UNICEF South Africa
1-2013 - 11-2014
Chief of Party
THE FUTURES GROUP INTERNATIONAL,INC.
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Education
PG Diploma - Health Economics
University of Cape Town
Master of Science in Epidemiology (MSc)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
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